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The phone is a remarkably complex, simple device,
and very rarely ever needs repairs, once you fix them. Dan/Panther

True story. If the Medeco lock uses a standard production keyway, a Medeco lock dealer (locksmith) "MAY" have blanks for it. If he does, he may be able to cut a key for you. There is no key code "book". Key codes have been moved to software programs. They are usually supplied by companies who manufacture key code cutting machines. The one I used was made by a company called "HPC". Their machine was called a "Code Max". HPC compiled the key code numbers, and they were incorporated into a software program that they, (HPC), and included with the "Code Max" machine when purchased by a locksmith company.Keep in mind, that Medeco will, for a fee, create a keyway unique to a particular customer. Back in the early 1990's, the "fee" was around $5,000.00. If the lock was provided by a specific locksmith, or the county or state who ran the jail, they may have purchased a "personal" or "unique" keyway. If that's the case, the county or state correctional department may be the only one who can supply a key with the proper keyway that fits the lock(s) on your payphone. (The keyway is the silhouette of the key looking down the key from the tip, to the head of the key).

Best advise is to take the payphone to a locksmith who is a Medeco dealer and see if he has the proper key blanks (proper keyway). If he does, he'll most likely be able to feed the "key code" into his computer, which will give him the proper numbers to program into his automated key cutting machine, and he can cut you a key. But keep in mind, Medeco key blanks are fairly expensive to purchase, and the vast majority of locksmiths will charge a significant price to cut Medeco keys by code.Also, take the payphone with your to the locksmith, with your scope, so he can verify that the key code your asking him to cut, is for a lock that belongs to you. Otherwise, he might not cut the key by code.